Openings/Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game C42
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3
3,883 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 35%, Black wins 26%
Moves
3,883 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 2,796 | 37% 38% 25% | 2217 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 878 | 43% 30% 26% | 2140 | 2026 |
| d6 | 176 | 45% 22% 33% | 2160 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 21 | 62% 14% 24% | 1981 | 2025 |
| d5 | 8 | 88% | 1883 | 2025 |
| Qe7 | 1 | 100% | 2215 | 2018 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 1875 | 2025 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 1523 | 2019 |
| Bd6 | 1 | 100% | 1769 | 2017 |
Top games
| Andreikin, D2720–Carlsen, M2850 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2780–Caruana, F2786 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | 2023 |
| Anand, V2791–Mamedyarov, S2756 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 | 2015 |
| Rapport, R2776–Anand, V2751 | 1-0 | Superbet Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Aronian, L2765–Anand, V2751 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Rapport, R2764–Duda, J2750 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2022 | 2022 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2745–Wei Yi2754 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2026 | 2026 |
| Radjabov, T2753–Wang Hao2744 | 1-0 | 10th Norway Armageddon | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2785–Volokitin, And2709 | 1-0 | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Giri, A2720 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
Petrov's Defense variations
Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Italian VariationC42Petrov's DefenseC42Modern Attack, Symmetrical VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Stafford GambitC42Damiano VariationC42Moody GambitC42Petrov's DefenseC42Karklins-Martinovsky VariationC42Paulsen AttackC42Modern Attack, Center VariationC43Cochrane GambitC42Modern Attack, Murrey VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Damiano Variation, Kholmov GambitC42Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42Modern Attack, Steinitz VariationC43Modern Attack, Tal GambitC43Classical AttackC42French AttackC42Kaufmann AttackC42